振 – shake, wave, wag

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The kanji 振 means shake, wave, wag, swing. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is シン (shin); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is ふ.る、ふ.れる、ふ.るう (furu, fureru, furuu). It is written with 10 strokes, under radical 手 (no. 64).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	シン	shin
Kun’yomi	ふ.る	furu
Kun’yomi	ふ.れる	fureru
Kun’yomi	ふ.るう	furuu

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 手 (Kangxi radical 64). Components: 衣・辰・厂・扎.

Words using 振

振るふるto wave振興しんこうpromotion振りふりswing振りぶりway振舞うふるまうto behave振り仮名ふりがなfurigana振り向くふりむくto turn one's face振動しんどうoscillation不振ふしんdullness身振りみぶりgesture振り返るふりかえるto turn one's head振り出しふりだしshaking (something) out

Example sentences

私は頭を数回振った。

I shook my head a few times.

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カズちゃん、さっき完膚無きまでに振っちゃおうとしたでしょ？

You were about to dump her flat out, weren't you?

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政府は工業の振興計画を開始した。

The government started a program to promote industry.

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Kanji with the same radical

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